NFL: Ravens' McClain fined $40,000 by league

PITTSBURGH -- The NFL has fined Ravens linebacker Jameel McClain $40,000 for his helmet hit that left Steelers tight end Heath Miller with a concussion.

Ravens nose tackle Haloti Ngata was fined $15,000 for hitting Ben Roethlisberger's helmet and breaking the Pittsburgh quarterback's nose. Ngata's left hand raked across the quarterback's face during Pittsburgh's first offensive series. Ngata was not penalized.

Roethlisberger played the entire game, which Pittsburgh won 13-10. He underwent surgery on the nose Monday.

Steelers

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers are seeking a punter after losing Daniel Sepulveda for the rest of the season with a torn right anterior cruciate ligament.

Sepulveda, who caught his cleats in the turf Sunday night in Baltimore, missed the 2008 season with the same injury after getting hurt on the first day of training camp. Sepulveda's injury means the Steelers will change their kicker and punter in the same season. They released kicker Jeff Reed last month and signed Shaun Suisham, who has converted his first six field goal attempts.

Mays blew out his left knee and Gronkowski injured his left ankle in the Broncos' 10-6 loss at Kansas City on Sunday.

Mays said he sprained a ligament and didn't need surgery, but because the recovery is four weeks, his season is over.

Cowboys

IRVING, Texas -- Cowboys rookie receiver Dez Bryant has had surgery on his fractured right ankle and is done for the season.

Coach Jason Garrett said doctors repaired the broken bones and ligament damage suffered during the return of a kickoff in the fourth quarter of a victory in Indianapolis on Sunday.

Garrett said Bryant is facing three to four months of rehabilitation.

Buccaneers

TAMPA -- If the surprising Tampa Bay Buccaneers find a way to remain in playoff contention, they'll have to do it without two of their best players.

Cornerback Aqib Talib and center Jeff Faine were placed on injured reserve Monday, becoming the third and fourth starters to be lost for the season in the past two games.

Talib and Faine were hurt during Sunday's 28-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Talib suffered a hip injury in the first half, while Faine departed in the second half with a triceps injury.

Coach Raheem Morris did not disclose specifics about the injuries, saying during his weekly news conference that the Bucs (7-5) were still trying to determine the severity.

Meredith

DALLAS -- Don Meredith was the happiest, most fun-loving guy wherever he went, whether crooning country tunes in the huddle as quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys or jawing with Howard Cosell in the broadcast booth as analyst on the groundbreaking "Monday Night Football."

His irreverent personality made him one of the most beloved figures in sports and entertainment in the 1970s and 1980s, helping turn the Cowboys and "Monday Night Football" into national sensations.

"Dandy Don" died Sunday after suffering a brain hemorrhage and lapsing into a coma in Santa Fe, N.M., where he lived out of the limelight with his wife, Susan, for the last 25 years. He was 72.

Jaguars

JACKSONVILLE -- The Jacksonville Jaguars likely will be without starting safety Courtney Greene against Oakland on Sunday.

Greene injured his left shoulder while tackling Tennessee's Chris Johnson on the fourth play of Sunday's 17-6 victory.

Coach Jack Del Rio says there is no timetable for Greene's return, but adds that the team is "going to give him a chance for it to settle down." Del Rio says he hopes to get Greene back "in a week or so."

Rams

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams outside linebacker Na'il Diggs is out for the rest of the season because of a torn pectoral muscle.

Coach Steve Spagnuolo said Monday that Diggs would have surgery, probably this week, and that the anticipated recovery time is five months. The 32-year-old Diggs had five tackles in Sunday's 19-6 victory at Arizona including one for a loss.

"He's just been a real strong veteran presence in there," Spagnuolo said. "Not real vocal, but I think the guys have a lot of respect for him because of where he's been, what he's done, what he's about, how he works."